Dive beneath the Antarctic glacier making polar scientists nervous

+ Biden’s solar power lifeline US Edition - Today's top story: Ice world: Antarctica's riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip [View in browser]( US Edition | 7 June 2022 [The Conversation]( Flying over Antarctica’s riskiest glacier from the ocean, a “twisted, torn wreck of a landscape” comes into view. The canyons here could swallow a jetliner, writes polar scientist Ted Scambos. But it’s what’s happening far below, where warming ocean water is creeping under the edge of the ice, that worries Scambos, who has been coordinating international research on the Thwaites Glacier. The Thwaites Glacier makes scientists nervous. It’s one of the largest glaciers in Antarctica, and the floating ice shelf that slows its flow into the ocean appears to be splintering. When that gives way, which scientists believe could happen in a few years, it will allow the ice to flow faster, further contributing to sea level rise. Scambos, a researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder, takes us on [a beautifully written tour under Antarctica’s ice]( to understand the changes underway there and the implications for humanity. Also today: - [Global arms trade upended by Russia’s Ukraine war stumbles]( - [Schools face critical shortage of mental health counselors]( - [Meet the Russian whispering conspiracies in Putin’s ear]( Stacy Morford Environment + Climate Editor The front of Thwaites Glacier is a jagged, towering cliff. David Vaughan/British Antarctic Survey [Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip]( Ted Scambos, University of Colorado Boulder The Thwaites Glacier's ice shelf appears to be splintering, and scientists fear it could give way in the next few years. A polar scientist takes us on a tour under the ice to explain the forces at work. 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